Philo and Fundamentals of Ethics

What does the Greek word 'ethos' mean?

• Knowledge

• Justice

• Law

• Character

Who was the first to recognize the value of questions in ethics?

• Epicurus

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Plato

What is ethics often referred to as?

• Moral philosophy

• Social science

• Political theory

• Natural law

What is the first assumption of ethics?

• Man is a moral being

• Man is a spiritual being

• Man is a rational being

• Man is a social being

What does the second assumption of ethics state?

• Man is a product of his environment

• Man is free to act according to his will

• Man is influenced by instincts

• Man is bound by societal norms

Who is responsible for the actions they commit according to ethics?

• The doer of the act

• A malicious spirit

• Society as a whole

• The government

What is the physical object of ethics?

• The societal norms

• The act done

• The consequences of actions

• The moral agent

Which of the following is a nonphysical object of ethics?

• A person

• Telling the truth

• An organization

• A government

What are involuntary natural acts?

• Reflexive actions

• Conscious decisions

• Moral judgments

• Socially learned behaviors

Which of the following is an example of a voluntary act?

• Blinking

• Eating

• Breathing

• Yawning